How to Use gray whale in a Sentence

gray whale

noun
  • That could be the gray whales’ last best hope, if there is any.
    — David Helvarg, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The effort comes amid an alarming rise in gray whale deaths in the bay.
    — ABC News, 20 May 2026
  • The gray whale was named for the gray patches and white mottling on its dark skin.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021
  • There was no breach of protocol in the tagging of the gray whale.
    — Lynda V. Mapes, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The region is home to pods of orcas and gray whales and humpbacks.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
  • Drone imagery shows a gray whale using a side-swim technique to find food.
    — Randi Richardson, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Crashing surf, a gray whale offshore, a fleet of elephant seals lolling on a beach.
    — Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Those who opt to stay on land may need to bring a little patience to spot a gray whale in the open ocean.
    — oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The baby gray whale has a rope around its mouth and trailing in the water behind it.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2021
  • In 2019, there were about 20,500 gray whales.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Several killer whales can binge on a single gray whale calf for days, Black said.
    — Mariel Padilla, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2019
  • Take a whale-watching tour to spot humpback whales, gray whales, otters, and sea lions.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Of the whale deaths, 21 were gray whales, two were unidentified baleen whales, and one was a minke whale.
    — Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
  • However, the Romans would have had the skills to hunt right and gray whales, which hug the coast.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 11 July 2018
  • At least four gray whales have been killed by ships this year in the San Francisco area alone.
    — NBC News, 5 July 2019
  • To learn more about how to spot gray whales and other marine life from the coastline, read this Wild.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Four of the gray whale deaths are suspected to be due to vessel strikes, the academy said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2025
  • The remains of a dead gray whale washed ashore last week in Huntington Beach.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
  • In winter and early spring, pods of gray whales will frequently pass within a few miles of the shore.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Graceful, playful and tough, the gray whale is a beloved icon of the Pacific coast.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The whale marks the fourth gray whale to wash up in San Francisco Bay this year.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Some giants have managed to bounce back, such as humpbacks and West Coast gray whales.
    — Brian Switek, Smithsonian, 27 June 2018
  • In Oregon, five dead gray whales have been documented as of this week, more than in all of last year.
    — NBC News, 21 June 2019
  • In recent weeks, three gray whales have died in San Francisco Bay.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The majority of the whales, 29, were humpbacks, while at least four were gray whales and one was a fin whale.
    — Brendan Rascius, Sacramento Bee, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This is ideal food for gray whales, who leverage a unique bottom-feeding strategy.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The gray whales survived the onslaught, believed to be the first of its kind witnessed by whale watchers in the region.
    — Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2023
  • More than 60 gray whales have beached on the Pacific coast halfway through the year, experts say.
    — oregonlive.com, 17 June 2019
  • Hike the park’s dozen trails while watching the waves for marine mammals like humpback and gray whales, harbor seals, and otters.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The cliffs at the Headlands is one of the best places to see the puff-of-smoke spouts of passing gray whales from now through early summer.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2018

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